Cigarette extinguisher

ABSTRACT

A cigarette extinguisher having a tube adapted to receive a cigarette, lit end first, and having a notched V-shaped end from which the lit end of the cigarette projects and rollers moveable with respect to and over the V-shaped tube end for squeezing and extinguishing the lit end of the cigarette. Bow springs bias the rollers against the exterior of the tube and a coil spring is used to bias the tube with respect to a support and also with respect to the rollers to place the rollers on the tube and beyond the notch, at rest. A stop is provided to limit the insertion of the cigarette and to place the same so as to be engageable by the rollers to extinguish the same.

United States Patent Simpson 1 Apr. 17, 1973 CIGARETTE EXTINGUISHER [76] Inventor: Reginald Simpson, 1004 Cloverly Exaflinerlseph Relch Street, North Vancouver, British Attorney-r3118" Wood Columbia, Canada [57] ABS CT [22] Filed: Apr. 21 1972 A cigarette extinguisher having a tube adapted to [21] APPL 246,242 receive a cigarette, lit end first, and having a notched V-shaped end from which the lit end of the cigarette [52] US. Cl. ..131/256 P j and Toners moveable with respect to and Over 51 Int. Cl. ..A24f 13/18 the vshaped tube end for Squeezing and eXtinguishing [58] Field of Search ..131/237, 256 h li nd of h ig r tte. Bow springs bias the rollers against the exterior of the tube and a coil spring is [56] References Cited used to bias the tube with respect to a support and also with respect to the rollers to place the rollers on UNITED STATES PATENTS the tube and beyond the notch, at rest. A stop is pro- 1,827,360 10/1931 Glomb ..131/237 vided to limit the insertion of the Cigarette and to 2,319,861 5/1943 Hawkinsm" 131/237 place the same so as to be engageable by the rollers to 2,335,695 '1 1/1943 Radabaugh. ..l31/237 extinguish the same. 2,672,874 3/1954 Lehman ..l3l/256 2,727,521 12/1955 Wilson 131/256 5 Claims, 4 Drawing Figures ,nt 36\1':-d Z5 30 Z6 /2 30 y q 22 j 27 41w (34 [5 j:

CIGARETTE EXTINGUISHER BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION .1 Field of the Invention This invention relates to devices for extinguishing cigarettes.

12. Prior Art Cigarette extinguishers of prior art which incorporate moveable members which engage and extinguish a lit end of a Cigarette have generally been found to be unsafe particularly with respect to inadvertent operation by young children who somehow manage to insert a finger between the moveable parts.

Furthermore in cigarette extinguishers of the above mentioned type the moveable parts usually crush and deform the lit end of the cigarettes to an extent such that a smoker who may have just lit the cigarette and then extinguished it is not inclined to relight it because 1 of its crushed appearance.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a mechanical cigarette extinguisher which utilizes moveable parts to extinguish a lit end of the cigarette yet which is entirely safe in the event ofinadvertent operation by a child and furthermore does not damage the extinguished end of the cigarette to such an extent that the smoker is not inclined to relight it.

The cigarette extinguisher of the present invention includes a stationary tube adapted to receive a cigarette a lit end first the tube having a V-shaped lower end from which the lit end of the cigarette is adapted to project, a stop at the V-shaped end of the tube limiting projection of the lit end of the cigarette therefrom, a carrier moveable axially of the tube, a pair of rollers mounted on the carrier resiliently baised into engagement with walls of the tube, the rollers being adapted to roll over the V-shaped end of the tube when the carrier is moved downwards so as to engage and extinguish the cigarette.

A detailed description following related to the drawings gives exemplification' of preferred embodiments of the invention which, however, is capable of expression in StI'UCtUI' 'OI'.hI" than that particularly described and illustrated.

- DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is acentral sectional view of one embodiment ofthe invention,

' FIG. 2 is a central sectional view at 90 to FIG. 1,

FIG. 3 is a central sectional view similar to FIG. 1

showing the cigarette extinguisher is a cigarette extinguishing position,

FIG. 4 is a central sectional view of another embodi' ment ofthe' cigarette extinguisher of the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION FIGS. 1, 2, and 3 ally of a cylindrical supporting member 14 with the tube upper end 12 projecting from an upper end 15 of the supporting member. Transverse braces l616 extending between the member 14 and the tube support the tube within the supporting member. A transverse bar 18 extends transversely across the supporting member beneath and adjacent the V-shaped lower end 13 of the tube.

A carrier 22 is mounted for movement on the supporting member 14. The carrier has a cylindrical sleeve 23 which has a sliding telescopic fit over the supporting member. The sleeve is closed at an upper end 24 by an annular cap 25 which has a central aperture 26 through which the flanged upper end 12 of the cigarette receiving tubeslidably extends, as shown in FIG. 3. A coil spring 27 extends under compression between the transverse braces 16-16 and the cap 25. and main- 1 tains the carrier in an up position against the flanged upper end 12 of the tube.

A pair of U-shaped arms 29-29 are swingably mounted at upper ends in a pair of parallel brackets 30-30 connected to the cap 25 on opposite sides of the tube. The arms carry, at lower ends 3l--31, metal rollers 32-32JBow springs 34-34 connected to the arms resiliently bias the rollers into engagement with the tube. The length of the arms is such, that with the cap against the flanged upper end of the tube, the rollers engage the wall of the tube just above the V-shaped lower end-thereof. When the carrier is depressed' against the action of the spring 27 the rollers move downwards over the V-shaped end into engagement with each other, FIG. 3. v

In operation, a cigarette 36, shown in broken outline,

is inserted lit end 37 first into the upper end of the tube and thrust downwards until the lit end engages the bar, the bar 18 serving as a stop to properly locate the cigarette. The carrier is then pushed down, against the action of the coil spring, so that the rollers are moved downwards and inwards over the V-shaped end of the tube so as to pinch the lit end of the cigarette thus extinguishing, it. The carrier returns automatically under the action of the coil spring to its initial upposition when released. 7

The action of the rollers does not result in tearing of cigarette paper or marked crushing of the lit end of the cigarette.

FIG. 4

FIG. 4 shows another embodiment 40 of the cigarette extinguisher of the invention. v

The extinguisher 40 has a supporting member 41 which includes a tubular cylindrical casing 42 having a centrally apertured cap 43 and a screw threaded base plate 44. A cigarette receiving tube 45 opens at an upper end 46 out of the cap and has a lower V-shaped end 47 similar to theV-shaped end of the tube 11.

A cylindrical spigot 49 extends upwardly and centrally of the base plate and has flanged upper end 51.

The extinguisher 40includes a carrier 52 which includes a collar 53 mounted for limited sliding movement on the spigot and an operating lever 58 which extends outwards through a vertical slot 59 in the casing 42. The lower surface of the upper flange 51 is adapted to be engaged by the upper surface of the collar 53 to limit upward movement of the collar. A coil spring 61 is mounted on the spigot under compression between the collar53 and the base plate and normally maintains the coller pressed upwards against the flanged upper end of the spigot. A pair of arms 6363 similar to the arms 29-29 are swingably mounted at lower ends 64--64 in brackets 65-65 on the collar and have rollers 66-66 similar to the rollers 32-32 mounted at upper ends. Bow springs 67-67 connect the arms 6363 and maintain the rollers in continuous engagement with the tube 45. A transverse bar 68 similar to the bar 18 extends beneath the V-shaped end of the tube 45.

Finger pressure on the lever 58 moves the collar downwards over the spigot so that the rollers move downwards over the V-shaped end of the tube 45 and. extinguish a cigarette inserted into the tube 45 in a manner as described with reference to the extinguisher 10.

The extinguisher 40 has an advantage over the extinguisher in that the tube 45 can be shorter in length than the tube 11 so as to facilitate extraction of short cigarette butts after they are extinguished.

lclaim:

l. A cigarette extinguisher including:

a. a supporting member,

b. a vertically disposed cylindrical tube mounted in the supporting member the tube having an open upper end to receive a cigarette lit end first and having a V'-shaped lower end through which the lit end of the cigarette can project,

c. a stop below the lower end of the tube for limiting projection of the lit end,

a carrier slidably connected to the supporting member for movementin a direction axially of the tube, e. a pair of rollers disposed on opposite sides of the tube,

f. spring biased means connecting the rollers and the carrier for pressing the rollers against the tube so that the rollers roll over the lower end of the tube and extinguish the cigarette when the carrier is moved downwards.

2. A cigarette extinguisher as claimed in claim 1 in which the spring biased means is a pair of arms each having a roller mounted at one end and swingably connected at an opposite end to the carrier and a spring extending between the arms for swinging the roller towards each other and against the tube.

3. A cigarette extinguisher as claimed in claim 1 including resilient means reacting against the carrier normally urging the latter to a position in which the rollers engage the tube abovethe V-shaped lower end.

4. A cigarette extinguisher as claimed in claim 2 in which the carrier includes a sleeve slidable on the sup porting member, the sleeve having an apertured cap through which the tube is adapted to slidably project, the arms being swingably mounted at upper ends thereof to an underside of the cap.

5. A cigarette extinguisher as claimed in claim 2 in which the supporting member includes a spigot extending upwards beneath the tube and in which the carrier includes a collar slidably mounted on the spigot, and a lever extending from the collar outwards of the supporting member for effecting movement of the collar axially of the tube. 

1. A cigarette extinguisher including: a. a supporting member, b. a vertically disposed cylindrical tube mounted in the supporting member the tube having an open upper end to receive a cigarette lit end first and having a V-shaped lower end through which the lit end of the cigarette can project, c. a stop below the lower end of the tube for limiting projection of the lit end, d. a carrier slidably connected to the supporting member for movement in a direction axially of the tube, e. a pair of rollers disposed on opposite sides of the tube, f. spring biased means connecting the rollers and the carrier for pressing the rollers against the tube so that the rollers roll over the lower end of the tube and extinguish the cigarette when the carrier is moved downwards.
 2. A cigarette extinguisher as claimed in claim 1 in which the spring biased means is a pair of arms each having a roller mounted at one end and swingably connected at an opposite end to the carrier and a spring extending between the arms for swinging the roller towards each other and against the tube.
 3. A cigarette extinguisher as claimed in claim 1 including resilient means reacting against the carrier normally urging the latter to a position in which the rollers engage the tube above the V-shaped lower end.
 4. A cigarette extinguisher as claimed in claim 2 in which the carrier includes a sleeve slidable on the supporting member, the sleeve having an apertured cap through which the tube is adapted to slidably project, the arms being swingably mounted at upper ends thereof to an underside of the cap.
 5. A cigarette extinguisher as claimed in claim 2 in which the supporting member includes a spigot extending upwards beneath the tube and in which the carrier includes a collar slidably mounted on the spigot, and a lever extending from the collar outwards of the supporting member for effecting movement of the collar axially of the tube. 